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it's trying to push the u.s. out of asia. they are not our friend, and so we don't want to give them a foothold in our economy. tracy: that being said, how do we stop this? do we not allow these deals to happen? in the u.s. is basically putting a defense. >> the chinese put up a fence. we couldn't buy if it were a chinese enterprise. we can stop this because the committee on foreign investment in the u.s. has the final say on sensitive acquisitions. and so they can stop the acquisition. tracy: that probably should have >> they should. tracy: thank you for being here. the coming collapse of china. it is coming. >> it is. tracy: we want to know what you think about all this. here is our question tonight. is the u.s. still a superpower or will china be number one soon? log onto gerriwillis.com and vote on the right hand side of the screen command we will share the results of the end of the show. coming up, is it the case of false advertising? "consumer reports" says the ford fusion is not as green as ford says it is. come on. we
it's trying to push the u.s. out of asia. they are not our friend, and so we don't want to give them a foothold in our economy. tracy: that being said, how do we stop this? do we not allow these deals to happen? in the u.s. is basically putting a defense. >> the chinese put up a fence. we couldn't buy if it were a chinese enterprise. we can stop this because the committee on foreign investment in the u.s. has the final say on sensitive acquisitions. and so they can stop the acquisition....
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can u.s. representative say the internet needs to be to remain free from government control and sound hypocritical to you that story still ahead. thanks x. . six. and now to a story where always on top of and that is the role revolving door between legislators and lobbyist probably because the hits just keep on coming we've been collecting files on the people who make a living hopping back and forth between the public and private sector now these people earn connections and power in the public sector which they can leverage into higher salaries in the private sector of course it's a win win for them to go back and forth but who loses out all the regular people whose interests are put on the back burner in favor of big business well who's the latest deserving of a mention a woman by the name of elizabeth fowler now lives has been going back and forth between the public and private sector her entire career specializing in the health care industry she hit the big time as a top health care aide to
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and a u.s. military aircraft carrier is back in virginia after a time spent patrolling the waters in the middle east but what was the u.s.s. eisenhower doing during his time in the strait of hormuz and what is it capable of we take a deep dive into one of the world's most powerful ships. plus british mega bank h.s.b.c. just settled with the u.s. government for alleged money laundering already the bank is back in court and the charge this time is predatory lending caused by a significant but caused a sniff an amount of loss of tax revenues for three georgia county do these counties have a fighting chance we'll question more. it's thursday december twenty seventh four pm in washington d.c. i'm meghan lopez and you're watching our team. well we begin this hour in bahrain a country that played a major role in the arab spring uprisings but one that was often overlooked in news coverage while the world watched egypt libya and others topple their dictators the people of bahrain had a different narrativ
and a u.s. military aircraft carrier is back in virginia after a time spent patrolling the waters in the middle east but what was the u.s.s. eisenhower doing during his time in the strait of hormuz and what is it capable of we take a deep dive into one of the world's most powerful ships. plus british mega bank h.s.b.c. just settled with the u.s. government for alleged money laundering already the bank is back in court and the charge this time is predatory lending caused by a significant but...
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and they were sent to a u.s. gun tracing program from the u.s. . they. excuse me the gun tracing program from the us shows that seventy percent are from here in the u.s. could you elaborate a bit more on how these cartels are getting armed so as you mentioned a lot of them are coming from central america smuggled that way through the south but a significant amount are coming from inside of the border and while a lot of this is illegal smuggling we shouldn't forget that actually through operations like fast and furious that a lot of these guns were deliberately channeled to cartels and the a.t.f. has you know as years has shown screwed this up a little bit a lot of these guns have appeared in murders the point of it was to track weapons to high. type players in the cartels but it obviously hasn't been successful you just mentioned fast and furious and right now there is a big debate here it's been a long running debate over gun control especially after certain tragedies could this be an example of how lax gun laws lead to the cartels being able to easily
and they were sent to a u.s. gun tracing program from the u.s. . they. excuse me the gun tracing program from the us shows that seventy percent are from here in the u.s. could you elaborate a bit more on how these cartels are getting armed so as you mentioned a lot of them are coming from central america smuggled that way through the south but a significant amount are coming from inside of the border and while a lot of this is illegal smuggling we shouldn't forget that actually through...
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u.s. citizens from adopting russian children gets a second reading in parliament details just ahead. up next door an embassy in london for six months the world's top. to deliver a christmas message outlining his aspirations for. president barack obama backs the renewal of a ban on assault weapons in the u.s. after the massacre of twenty children at sandy hook elementary school. you're watching. state in the second reading of a bill which if passed will prevent u.s. citizens from adopting children from the country the action is said to be part of moscow's response to washington applying sanctions against a list of russians as part of the so-called magnitsky act several activists have been detained after staging protests against the proposed adoption ban in the russian capital. of the state to force. just to remind us that a game of news given the russian lawyer who was suspected of large scale tax evasion he died in prison before a court could make a decision on his case he's seen by many i
u.s. citizens from adopting russian children gets a second reading in parliament details just ahead. up next door an embassy in london for six months the world's top. to deliver a christmas message outlining his aspirations for. president barack obama backs the renewal of a ban on assault weapons in the u.s. after the massacre of twenty children at sandy hook elementary school. you're watching. state in the second reading of a bill which if passed will prevent u.s. citizens from adopting...
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well the u.s. however is denying this u.s. officials say no drones are missing and there's no evidence to back up iran's claims this is a recent report out of the washington post says that the amount of drone crashes are on the rise is particularly high among drones that take off from civilian airports one issue at these civilian airports is the air traffic controllers u.s. drone crews complain that air traffic controllers in djibouti are poorly trained speak a little english and give preference to civilian flights even when drones are very low on fuel and that's not all investigators investigations into one predator crash in march of two thousand and eleven found that the pilot was quote confused and inattentive when landing the plane and because he was working from a remote location he wasn't fully aware of the wind and weather conditions like this in mind it makes you wonder if the prospect of a drone getting lost or sees it shouldn't come as a shock. and we're going to leave it off there but breaking the sat with abby mart
well the u.s. however is denying this u.s. officials say no drones are missing and there's no evidence to back up iran's claims this is a recent report out of the washington post says that the amount of drone crashes are on the rise is particularly high among drones that take off from civilian airports one issue at these civilian airports is the air traffic controllers u.s. drone crews complain that air traffic controllers in djibouti are poorly trained speak a little english and give...
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questions u.s. climate negotiator jonathan pershing about criticism of the failure to do more to cut emissions and save the planet from catastrophic climate change. we will speak with ronny jumeau and martin khor of the south centre in malaysia, and then anjali appadurai. >> you have been negotiating my whole life, you have failed to meet targets and a broken promises. >> a year after calling on world figures to do more to save the planet, the 22-year-old american college student was banned from the climate talks here in doha for the first week. she joins us today h. then we look at how the koch brothers are influencing climate policy.politic this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. the death toll from a massive typhoon in the southern philippines has doubled to more than 270 people. typhoon bopha is the most southerly typhoon ever recorded in the western pacific and the strongest to hit the philippines this year. 80,000 people have been forced to flee the
questions u.s. climate negotiator jonathan pershing about criticism of the failure to do more to cut emissions and save the planet from catastrophic climate change. we will speak with ronny jumeau and martin khor of the south centre in malaysia, and then anjali appadurai. >> you have been negotiating my whole life, you have failed to meet targets and a broken promises. >> a year after calling on world figures to do more to save the planet, the 22-year-old american college student...
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and u.s. companies race to go beat the fiscal cliff, we'll take a look at the biggest payouts from morning at 10:30 london. in brussels, eurozone finance ministers getting ready to tackle banking union proposals. we'll have updates throughout the show. and are you going to hit the slopes during the holidays or in the course of the ski season? 11:40, we'll talk, yes, the ski season. one of the things that make winter great for the guest who for the time being is keeping warm in orlando, florida. we will do that. unemployment in spain has continued to rise, by 1.5% in november, pushing the total number to 4.2 million people. french finance minister says he's confident the buy back plan will go well. silvia is still there as they work their way towards banking union proposals. silvia, i don't know where -- i don't know if i want to talk about greece or not, whether i want to dive straight into the banking union and what chance have we possibly got of getting agreement. >> let's talk about greece,
and u.s. companies race to go beat the fiscal cliff, we'll take a look at the biggest payouts from morning at 10:30 london. in brussels, eurozone finance ministers getting ready to tackle banking union proposals. we'll have updates throughout the show. and are you going to hit the slopes during the holidays or in the course of the ski season? 11:40, we'll talk, yes, the ski season. one of the things that make winter great for the guest who for the time being is keeping warm in orlando, florida....
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the u.s. is an empire people in the u.s. have not experienced the kind of economic turmoil that they have somewhere like argentina where they went through a default is there a difference in people's approach to risk and perceived risk and their desire and willingness to hedge against it somewhere like argentina where they've experienced that kind of thing firsthand versus the u.s. where they can hear about what could possibly go wrong but they haven't experienced that kind of economic turmoil to that extent. yeah you know i'd say i mean i i spent about five months of the year and argentina and you know the understanding of the cycles that tend to happen you know they tend to happen every sort of ten years where you know you get major currency blowups. that. seceded by the kind of breakdowns and civil liberties that that we're talking about possibly. happening here in the us. the people are very very aware of what's going on and so a lot of their enterprises are kind of forced underground into what's so that just dismissed if
the u.s. is an empire people in the u.s. have not experienced the kind of economic turmoil that they have somewhere like argentina where they went through a default is there a difference in people's approach to risk and perceived risk and their desire and willingness to hedge against it somewhere like argentina where they've experienced that kind of thing firsthand versus the u.s. where they can hear about what could possibly go wrong but they haven't experienced that kind of economic turmoil...
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u.s. economy: home prices post their biggest advance in two years. that and more tonight on "n.b.r."! christmas may be over, but the holiday shopping season continues. many consumers hit the malls today to return gifts and buy what they really wanted. and this is the time many gift cards get redeemed. but for retailers, holiday sales so far have been a flop. sales in the two months leading up to christmas, rose just 0.7%, according to mastercard advisors that tracks the numbers. that's way below what the retail industry was predicting. erika miller spoke with retail expert dana telsey and began by asking what happened. >> i think there were a confluence of events, extra long season. hurricane sandy. tragedy in ct. >> none of the events out there were feel good factor events. it was all for consumer morale. >> when you look at the weakness this holiday season, how much of the blame do you put on retailers for not having inspiring merchandise and how much of it are just factors beyond their
u.s. economy: home prices post their biggest advance in two years. that and more tonight on "n.b.r."! christmas may be over, but the holiday shopping season continues. many consumers hit the malls today to return gifts and buy what they really wanted. and this is the time many gift cards get redeemed. but for retailers, holiday sales so far have been a flop. sales in the two months leading up to christmas, rose just 0.7%, according to mastercard advisors that tracks the numbers....
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missing for months inexplicably turns up in a u.s. court on terror charges his reappearance has ignited suspicion but he's a victim of washington's the tourist rendition program. russia and india rubber stamp billions of dollars worth of military mega deals and two of the world's fast growing countries boost the global influence it's making some in the west. and while some celebrate other struggle the spiraling costs of christmas leave british pension is in a far from festive period. hello and very good even if you just joined us is kevin owen here at the new center tonight our top story syria's rebels say at least sixty people have been killed in a government air strike on a bakery in the central hama province state run media has broadcast a denial instead accusing the opposition of the killings designed to smear the authorities it said just as the international peace envoy visits damascus province has witnessed intense fighting in the past few days meantime russia's foreign ministers rebuffed speculation that moscow is looking to gi
missing for months inexplicably turns up in a u.s. court on terror charges his reappearance has ignited suspicion but he's a victim of washington's the tourist rendition program. russia and india rubber stamp billions of dollars worth of military mega deals and two of the world's fast growing countries boost the global influence it's making some in the west. and while some celebrate other struggle the spiraling costs of christmas leave british pension is in a far from festive period. hello and...
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the u.s. government is not going to be able to pump out safe and liquid assets on the scale that the global economy requires so there will have to be other sources of those assets in my book a year and a half ago i said the eurozone and china are the most likely alternatives but they're both having problems at the moment so there really is no alternative to the dollar. that's one factor supporting the currency and the other fundamental is the liquidity of u.s. financial markets the u.s. treasury bond market is the single largest and most liquid financial market in the world and that's important in times of turbulence that's what continues to make the dollar and only the dollar crude safe haven currency so then even if there were because you're saying the euro the renminbi they're not qualified even if they were do you see a scenario where you would ever be confident that central banks could have an orderly transition to another fee based monetary order where another currency was the reserve cu
the u.s. government is not going to be able to pump out safe and liquid assets on the scale that the global economy requires so there will have to be other sources of those assets in my book a year and a half ago i said the eurozone and china are the most likely alternatives but they're both having problems at the moment so there really is no alternative to the dollar. that's one factor supporting the currency and the other fundamental is the liquidity of u.s. financial markets the u.s....
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the u.s. says it's a preventative measure we need to do i do everything we can to make sure these suspected enemy combatants don't return into the battlefield and because they're not charged with any crime whatsoever there is no mandatory rule that they need to be provided with legal assistance they're saying that these afghan teenagers were allowed for example to our participation in open hearings and defend themselves afghan teenagers defending themselves we have to say that most of the many of them have been released or transferred to the afghan government at this point but many do remain as well in the world's headlines angry protests have broken out across. the quibble of thirteen people and a high profile sex slave case in the capital one of those demonstrators from government buildings demanded the resignation of the judges who delivered the verdict top politicians including the country's president want to approach as suspects wage use of kidnapping a young woman and forcing her into pr
the u.s. says it's a preventative measure we need to do i do everything we can to make sure these suspected enemy combatants don't return into the battlefield and because they're not charged with any crime whatsoever there is no mandatory rule that they need to be provided with legal assistance they're saying that these afghan teenagers were allowed for example to our participation in open hearings and defend themselves afghan teenagers defending themselves we have to say that most of the many...
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u.s. is concerned rebel breakthroughs could force the government into a chemical attack something the white house says would trigger foreign intervention washington reportedly believes president is preparing to use chemical weapons and. reports allegations could be all it takes. u.s. officials said intelligence agencies have detected that assad's government has been preparing its chemical weapons stockpiles for possible use the obama administration's message to syria the u.s. is ready to act if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons there will be consequences and you will be held accountable there will be consequences. there will be consequences we have sent an unmistakable message that this would cross a red line next how does america the media quickly picked up on the alarming news of the syrian government's alleged plain sight seeing secret intelligence for fox news confirms that syrian troops now have the deadly nerve agent sarin gas weaponized and at the ready the syrian g
u.s. is concerned rebel breakthroughs could force the government into a chemical attack something the white house says would trigger foreign intervention washington reportedly believes president is preparing to use chemical weapons and. reports allegations could be all it takes. u.s. officials said intelligence agencies have detected that assad's government has been preparing its chemical weapons stockpiles for possible use the obama administration's message to syria the u.s. is ready to act if...
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u.s. senate unanimously passes the national defense authorization act but there is more to this legislation than meets the eye we'll tell you five things you should know about and. and what's in a name no matter if you call this military contractor blackwater the or even academy the fact is the organization still plays a major role in the war in afghanistan and their camp integrity is gaining even more pentagon support will discuss the role of private contractors in afghanistan coming up. and uncooperative u.s. senators fell five votes short of ratifying a u.n. treaty to protect the disabled this in spite of unflinching support by key republicans and an unexpected appearance by bob dole had we'll take a look on why a hundred senators couldn't agree up to a treaty that one hundred fifty five nations could. well it's wednesday december fifth four pm in washington d.c. i'm christine you're watching r t. starting off this hour yesterday in a vote of ninety eight zero the senate passed the nati
u.s. senate unanimously passes the national defense authorization act but there is more to this legislation than meets the eye we'll tell you five things you should know about and. and what's in a name no matter if you call this military contractor blackwater the or even academy the fact is the organization still plays a major role in the war in afghanistan and their camp integrity is gaining even more pentagon support will discuss the role of private contractors in afghanistan coming up. and...
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the u.s. go over the limit fiscal cliff rather than cave to republican demands for a continued tax break for the wealthiest americans. he made the statement in an interview with cnbc. >> i want to understand the administration's position on raising taxes for the wealthy, those making more than $250,000. if republicans and not agree to that, is the administration prepared to go over the fiscal cliff? >> absolutely. there is no room for an agreement that the not involve the rates going up for the top 2%. >> speaking to a roundtable of corporate executives in washington, president obama said republicans' aid to examine the reality that tax rates will rise for the wealthiest americans. >> we have seen some movement in the last several days with some republicans. there has been a recognition that, maybe, they can accept some rate increases as long as is combined with a serious impediment reform and additional spending cuts. and if we can get the leadership on the republican side to take that kramer
the u.s. go over the limit fiscal cliff rather than cave to republican demands for a continued tax break for the wealthiest americans. he made the statement in an interview with cnbc. >> i want to understand the administration's position on raising taxes for the wealthy, those making more than $250,000. if republicans and not agree to that, is the administration prepared to go over the fiscal cliff? >> absolutely. there is no room for an agreement that the not involve the rates...
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and the u.s. supreme court has said that a non-self executing treaty doesn't create obligations that could be enforced in u.s. federal courts. >> the fact that it may be non-self executing, anderson, doesn't mean that it doesn't have any impact at all. it just means that you might not be able to bring a lawsuit arising under that treaty. >> but it doesn't become the law of the u.s. >> actually, it does. article 6 of the u.s. constitution says any treaty ratified by a two-thirds super majority of the senate does become the supreme law of the land. this could come up in litigation and although you couldn't have a cause of action arising directly under this treaty, it could come up and it could have an impact on the court's interpretation of u.s. law. >> can you name -- >> it can become part of u.s. law. >> can you name any other u.n. treaty that has forced changes in u.s. law? >> i didn't come prepared to cite supreme court precedent on this point, but it's a -- >> what you're saying is totally hypo
and the u.s. supreme court has said that a non-self executing treaty doesn't create obligations that could be enforced in u.s. federal courts. >> the fact that it may be non-self executing, anderson, doesn't mean that it doesn't have any impact at all. it just means that you might not be able to bring a lawsuit arising under that treaty. >> but it doesn't become the law of the u.s. >> actually, it does. article 6 of the u.s. constitution says any treaty ratified by a...
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on trial in the u.s. accused of leaking classified documents to wiki leaks so those are two things that he may mention again when he talks later on thursday he also may talk about his most recent bid to run for the senate in the two thousand and thirteen australian federal elections he's made that announcement and he's said that wiki leaks is setting up a political party for which. advanced and they have received significant support from notable australians he says that that party is designed to promote openness in government and politics and also to combat growing intrusions on individual privacy one of the things i learnt during the interview that he gave me a couple of weeks ago was that julian a father is increasingly unwilling to talk about his personal situation he prefers to stick to the wider issues and so that is why one of the things he may talk about would be the continuing blockade of wiki leaks by a visa master card and pay pal that's a case that's ongoing at the moment and also a possible fu
on trial in the u.s. accused of leaking classified documents to wiki leaks so those are two things that he may mention again when he talks later on thursday he also may talk about his most recent bid to run for the senate in the two thousand and thirteen australian federal elections he's made that announcement and he's said that wiki leaks is setting up a political party for which. advanced and they have received significant support from notable australians he says that that party is designed...
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citizens overseas it's interesting the u.s. government claimed in court that we shouldn't have any standing because we can't cite a single instance a b. and b. used to indefinitely detain anyone overseas they also conversed you said that they don't know which they used to apply indefinite detention i mean they can really all over the place here so when the u.s. government doesn't even know which law applies i don't know why i should so. it is extraordinary isn't it the how the lengths that the obama administration has gone to really keep this in place and also the mental gymnastics of people who are defending the obama administration say well he didn't he never wanted it he you know he was he didn't want to pass it it's like well his shirt is held trying really really hard to uphold this clause of indefinite detention he's threatening to veto this current version of the bill why do you think the white house has been fighting so hard do you think there's a possibility that american citizens are already being held in detention in
citizens overseas it's interesting the u.s. government claimed in court that we shouldn't have any standing because we can't cite a single instance a b. and b. used to indefinitely detain anyone overseas they also conversed you said that they don't know which they used to apply indefinite detention i mean they can really all over the place here so when the u.s. government doesn't even know which law applies i don't know why i should so. it is extraordinary isn't it the how the lengths that the...
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has also been committing some terrible crimes and the u.s. hasn't that has it at all so i think you know i think i think you know the name of the game is a violent regime change this is the only way that the western powers in the gulf states can bring about a change in damascus through violence. does not know what about the opposite what about the opposition groups requests for arms how likely is that the given the coalition's western backers are going to act upon that and come up with the goods well i think this is one of the reasons why they've been recognized that it makes it easier therefore to lift arms embargoes either arms are going to be very keen to be got show because that's what they want because but you know again we get back to the basic problem yes we can give more arms to them but the fact is unless they have higher levels of support in the public they're not going to win and of course the more violence that they have that they take part in that the more terrible atrocities they commit you know we have some things on you tube t
has also been committing some terrible crimes and the u.s. hasn't that has it at all so i think you know i think i think you know the name of the game is a violent regime change this is the only way that the western powers in the gulf states can bring about a change in damascus through violence. does not know what about the opposite what about the opposition groups requests for arms how likely is that the given the coalition's western backers are going to act upon that and come up with the...
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u.s. congress says that despite the opposition's determination to make that morsi back down he has a strong chance of keeping the new policy he's handed himself. the country is clearly split but mr morsi is strong because he has many institutions under his control the parliament the presidency the upper layer of the army now has replaced many officers in his calculations on december the fifteenth he will win because the most organized force now in egypt at least for the next few months is the muslim brotherhood and their allies the salafist they've gotten a majority in the parliament with allies of course they've got the president elected with allies and now some of his allies have abandoned him but they don't have the strength to organize and reach out to citizens the way the muslim brotherhood have so this looks like a recipe for a long. civil uprising against the government i am not sure that this is going to go immediately into what people think could be a civil war on less acts of vio
u.s. congress says that despite the opposition's determination to make that morsi back down he has a strong chance of keeping the new policy he's handed himself. the country is clearly split but mr morsi is strong because he has many institutions under his control the parliament the presidency the upper layer of the army now has replaced many officers in his calculations on december the fifteenth he will win because the most organized force now in egypt at least for the next few months is the...
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is a life changing question u.s. state officials refused to answer for your enough archly north carolina. europe's drawn out efforts to put itself out of the economic well documented but it's not alone and japan has now entered its fifth recession in fifteen years comes just days before the country's election which is expected to sweep the current prime minister from power let's now talk to james coleman delatour of the current affairs website the colbert report he's in the south. thanks for joining us what's behind japan's economic slump do you think. well it's basically japan has turned into the basket case of asia economically speaking over the past two decades since the ball bubble popped in the late one nine hundred eighty s. early one nine hundred ninety s. and for two decades japan has been floundering to try to come up with any sort of way to stimulate the economy but in the traditional japanese fashion of not being too risky with anything that they try so for a long time now we've seen the b.o.j. that they'r
is a life changing question u.s. state officials refused to answer for your enough archly north carolina. europe's drawn out efforts to put itself out of the economic well documented but it's not alone and japan has now entered its fifth recession in fifteen years comes just days before the country's election which is expected to sweep the current prime minister from power let's now talk to james coleman delatour of the current affairs website the colbert report he's in the south. thanks for...
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u.s. president barack obama. they talked about meeting next month in washington. it would be abe's first foreign visit after forming a new government. he's made strengthening the japan-u.s. relationship a priority. we have more from washington. >> people in the obama administration place a high priority on stability in the asia-pacific. they have been troubled by increase in tension between japan and china over which country owns the islands in the east china sea. and they're concerned the conflicting flames allowed to fester, it could unsettle the dynamic in the region. they want to see security policies and sophisticated diplomacy to calm the situation. u.s. leaders are worried of being drawn into a military confrontation because of their alliance with japan. >> our message to the new japanese government is the same assed to former japanese government, is that we want to see both japan and china avoid provocative acts. we want to see them talk to each other and work this through by dialo
u.s. president barack obama. they talked about meeting next month in washington. it would be abe's first foreign visit after forming a new government. he's made strengthening the japan-u.s. relationship a priority. we have more from washington. >> people in the obama administration place a high priority on stability in the asia-pacific. they have been troubled by increase in tension between japan and china over which country owns the islands in the east china sea. and they're concerned...
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u.s. officials apprriate action.alled rtners to she said the security council may need to impose additional sanctions. experts say one reason they went what he had the launch was to get the upper hand in negotiations with the u.s. the north koreans have developed the capability to launch missiles that could reach the u.s. mainland. i started asking about the riousness of these developments. now looking at this as a safety concern. they called the launch is provocative act. >> it undermines the global nonproliferation regime. it's regrettable that the leadership chose to take this in flagrant violation of its >> tbama administration is also alarmed that north korea is getting closer to its goal of developing a long range missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. >> what further steps could the americans take? >> the u.s. had an agreement to provide north korea with food aid. the deal fell apart in april when the north korean regime went what he had a satellite lunch but was widely rega
u.s. officials apprriate action.alled rtners to she said the security council may need to impose additional sanctions. experts say one reason they went what he had the launch was to get the upper hand in negotiations with the u.s. the north koreans have developed the capability to launch missiles that could reach the u.s. mainland. i started asking about the riousness of these developments. now looking at this as a safety concern. they called the launch is provocative act. >> it...
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different than just saying the u.s. created this situation there are alliances the u.s. remains committed to preventing a nuclear armed iran and this is a regional and global issue so it's as not so black and white ok josh you do set a good idea for the united states to be so closely aligned with saudi arabia as events unfold in the region. well it's not it's a rather it's a very it's a confusing alliance and i think it's confusing for many americans because. the united states claims that it wants separation of church and state in the world affairs and it's fro secularism and here we have a light ourselves where the hobby country that pumps out the religious doctrines and supports schooling for wallabies for islamic schools and so it does make a very strange alliance but we want oil and we want bases in the in the persian gulf in the arab gulf and we want to support. saudi arabia so that that is what we have and we saw in bahrain when our principles came up against our national security interests in other words supporting democracy which would be supporting the shiites i
different than just saying the u.s. created this situation there are alliances the u.s. remains committed to preventing a nuclear armed iran and this is a regional and global issue so it's as not so black and white ok josh you do set a good idea for the united states to be so closely aligned with saudi arabia as events unfold in the region. well it's not it's a rather it's a very it's a confusing alliance and i think it's confusing for many americans because. the united states claims that it...
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u.s. army private bradley manning the man charged with handing over classified u.s. documents to wiki leaks spoke out for the first time in over two years saying he considered suicide while in detention during his pretrial hearing the twenty four year old said his detention conditions triggered anxiety attacks and made him want to hang himself manning has been locked up for more than one hundred days the longest pretrial detention of a u.s. soldier since the vietnam war chase made our lawyer and author of a book on manning says the imprisoned private provokes a mixed reaction from the military. both opinion in the military and intelligence and law enforcement is quite divided about this i am not going to lie most people in the military have a very strict by the book attitude towards many of the rules not all the rules but many and would like to see many convicted but i have talked with infantry one of whom who is caught on camera in that infamous collateral murder how a cop your video who sees bradley manning is a hero who sees the leaks of the iraq war logs includin
u.s. army private bradley manning the man charged with handing over classified u.s. documents to wiki leaks spoke out for the first time in over two years saying he considered suicide while in detention during his pretrial hearing the twenty four year old said his detention conditions triggered anxiety attacks and made him want to hang himself manning has been locked up for more than one hundred days the longest pretrial detention of a u.s. soldier since the vietnam war chase made our lawyer...
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a very difficult position after the u.s. secretary of state has said that that is, of course, a red line. >> absolutely. and in case people are just tuning in, jennifer, i want them to know what's happened now because this is a turning point for us. in fact, jennifer griffin joining us by phone from the d.c. newsroom there. jennifer, this is different because for the first time we have seen president assad inside syria then get ready, prepare with the saran gas, chemical weapon. he hasn't done it yet but we are on the brink possibly. >> it's really the sign of a desperate regime. it's really not. there is it assad giving the orders? are they being prepared by rogue elements within his military? all we know is that there is a great deal of concern as the u.s. officials and others nato has -- have received information suggesting that that saran gas has been mixed and is ready to use and according to our sources they have 60 days to use it until it expires or else it needs to be destroyed. so, a lot of very tense hours as we wa
a very difficult position after the u.s. secretary of state has said that that is, of course, a red line. >> absolutely. and in case people are just tuning in, jennifer, i want them to know what's happened now because this is a turning point for us. in fact, jennifer griffin joining us by phone from the d.c. newsroom there. jennifer, this is different because for the first time we have seen president assad inside syria then get ready, prepare with the saran gas, chemical weapon. he hasn't...
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our u.s. partners and their lawmakers say they're concerned about human rights in our prisons that's fine of course but there are plenty of issues they have themselves abu ghraib and guantanamo where for years people have been detained without charge it's inconceivable that prisoners walk around in chains like in the middle ages they've legalized torture inside their own country if something like that happened here it would cause an international outcry but it all remains quiet in the u.s. we've heard plenty of promises to close guantanamo but it's still there it's still operating maybe there is still torture going on there secret cia prisons has anyone been brought to account and they're pointing at our problems well thank you we're aware of that making this the ground for passing anti russian laws it's something absurd and we have a no way provoked such action. well the statement comes as part of lot of reports and of your q. and a marathon with the media will be bringing you more highlights
our u.s. partners and their lawmakers say they're concerned about human rights in our prisons that's fine of course but there are plenty of issues they have themselves abu ghraib and guantanamo where for years people have been detained without charge it's inconceivable that prisoners walk around in chains like in the middle ages they've legalized torture inside their own country if something like that happened here it would cause an international outcry but it all remains quiet in the u.s....
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for example has hired two former senior u.s. treasury officials to run is legal in compliance department these u.k. bankers are going to find a wake up of the ball their skull hanging from friers bridge like roberta calvary eighty solo british banker hanging from friars branch from the back you deserve. now there's just a week until christmas but for many that means the excitement of waiting to see what's under the tree but while the shopping industry is ready to satisfy every wish resident new yorker locals if the festive spirit is turning into a shopaholics fantasy. why have the holidays become such hellish days this week let's talk about that it's a commercial thing now everyone son to spend money it's not about what it really should be about how did that happen is it the media telling us to buy buy buy les absolutely it's everyone with their sales and absolutely i live on what people buy you know i'm an independent sales rep so i depend on it so you're happy with this christmas i'm happy this christmas i sell luxury goods as
for example has hired two former senior u.s. treasury officials to run is legal in compliance department these u.k. bankers are going to find a wake up of the ball their skull hanging from friers bridge like roberta calvary eighty solo british banker hanging from friars branch from the back you deserve. now there's just a week until christmas but for many that means the excitement of waiting to see what's under the tree but while the shopping industry is ready to satisfy every wish resident new...
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if the u.s. goes over the cliff, if confidence starts to rock around, if we have financial market turbulences, demand for safe havens should go up. we already see these small movements with very well volumes where there's a little bit of money flowing back into safe havens now. i would expect gold to have some role in this, as well. >> what's interesting is given that and given all the reasons why people have historically liked gold, you would have expected it to be a strong asset class in the second half of the year, maybe with some of these uncertainties around. but that wasn't the case. it really underperformed and that has caught so much attention because it suggests people, you know, what really are the drivers here? >> yeah, quite. so safe haven less so, but still what you're seeing is em central banks continue to add and essentially if you like catching up with some of the nations. iraq add to gold as well as the many other em central banks. we still own gold, so we're still looking for it
if the u.s. goes over the cliff, if confidence starts to rock around, if we have financial market turbulences, demand for safe havens should go up. we already see these small movements with very well volumes where there's a little bit of money flowing back into safe havens now. i would expect gold to have some role in this, as well. >> what's interesting is given that and given all the reasons why people have historically liked gold, you would have expected it to be a strong asset class...
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u.s. invasion fleet poised on syria's borders. around one step forward one step by just as the american senate's launches a cold war era long live it break it up or is it these are by no seven russian officials provoking a promise of a similar move. this is all she coming to live from moscow hello and welcome to the program along anticipated state address by egypt's president morsi has failed to silence the angry voices on the streets of cairo protesters claim his still ignores their key demands by evolving to push on with a referendum on an islamist led constitution more on that from cairo based reporter true now. president mohamed morsi basically stuck by his decisions he said in his speech he said this consulate curation which was very contentious very people described it as a power grab was essential basically in the transition period to democracy and very important protecting the constituent assembly which drafted the constitution to the we get to this point we're going to have a refe
u.s. invasion fleet poised on syria's borders. around one step forward one step by just as the american senate's launches a cold war era long live it break it up or is it these are by no seven russian officials provoking a promise of a similar move. this is all she coming to live from moscow hello and welcome to the program along anticipated state address by egypt's president morsi has failed to silence the angry voices on the streets of cairo protesters claim his still ignores their key...
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and a u.s. military aircraft carrier is back in virginia after a time spent patrolling the waters in the middle east but what was the u.s.s. eisenhower doing during his time in the strait of hormuz and what is it capable of we take a deep dive into one of the most powerful ships in the world. flushing british mega bank h.s.b.c. just settled with the u.s. government for alleged money laundering already the bank is back in court charged with predatory lending in three counties in the state of georgia do they have a fighting chance. it's thursday december twenty seventh eight kim in washington d.c. as in you're watching r t we begin tonight in buffer a country that's played a major role in the arab spring uprisings but one that is often overlooked in news coverage while the world watched egypt and libya topple their dictators the people of bahrain have had a different narrative now to give you some background as a small island nation off the coast of saudi arabia in the gulf it's been under the rul
and a u.s. military aircraft carrier is back in virginia after a time spent patrolling the waters in the middle east but what was the u.s.s. eisenhower doing during his time in the strait of hormuz and what is it capable of we take a deep dive into one of the most powerful ships in the world. flushing british mega bank h.s.b.c. just settled with the u.s. government for alleged money laundering already the bank is back in court charged with predatory lending in three counties in the state of...
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why it says the u.s. mainland could be in danger following north korea's controversial missile launch two weeks ago. gregg: as holiday shoppers grab last-minute gifts retailers, they're counting up their receipts. a winner has been declared in the battle for the u.s. shopping dollar. coming up how american-made products fared against chinese-made merchandise. heather: welcome back. new developments to tell but in connecticut involving the aftermath of hurricane sandy, another big story that is affecting the state. the governor announcing that fema is extending the deadline for applying for assistance, from the end of this month to january 28th next year. fema wants to make sure that no one runs out of time in looking for help. it already given more than $20 million to storm victims in connecticut. gregg: turning back now to the political fight that's brewing over gun control. the head of the national rifle association, the nra, ripping the media, for blaming guns for the connecticut school shootings. inst
why it says the u.s. mainland could be in danger following north korea's controversial missile launch two weeks ago. gregg: as holiday shoppers grab last-minute gifts retailers, they're counting up their receipts. a winner has been declared in the battle for the u.s. shopping dollar. coming up how american-made products fared against chinese-made merchandise. heather: welcome back. new developments to tell but in connecticut involving the aftermath of hurricane sandy, another big story that is...
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financial markets the u.s. treasury bond market is the single largest and most liquid financial market in the world and that's important in times of turbulence that's what continues to make the dollar and only the dollar crude safehaven currency so then even if there were because you're saying that you're on the right maybe they're not qualified even if they were do you see a scenario where you would ever be confident that central banks could have an orderly transition to another fear based monetary order where another currency was the reserve currency. i do think that's possible i do think that central banks and private investors could adapt themselves to a world where there were three true global currencies the dollar the euro and the renminbi where there were deep and liquid markets in all of them and where all of them were used in international credit sections i think indeed that could make the world a safer financial place because if one of the issuers say the u.s. government. misbehaves doesn't follow pru
financial markets the u.s. treasury bond market is the single largest and most liquid financial market in the world and that's important in times of turbulence that's what continues to make the dollar and only the dollar crude safehaven currency so then even if there were because you're saying that you're on the right maybe they're not qualified even if they were do you see a scenario where you would ever be confident that central banks could have an orderly transition to another fear based...
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um, the u.s. always says that this not about any one country, but if i'm a chinese military leader i would take it to mean china specifically and they do. >> china has a very concerted blue water policy. they believe that they need to dominate the seas. they are, uh, they are extraordinarily worrying to india on the one side, to our other asian allies, and we have understood the imperative of resourcing a push-back in the pacific. the problem is we haven't understood that we need to spend to do it and we haven't figured out how to spend to do it. >> when i talk to chinese defense analysts and scholars when i visit china they don't talk about these legacy systems. they are happy to let us patrol the sea lanes and do all the traditional great power things that require these big, extremely expensive systems. they want to jump over the world of aircraft carriers and manned bombers to a new era in which the wars will be fought in, in space, with blinding our sensors that are in space, and in cyberspace
um, the u.s. always says that this not about any one country, but if i'm a chinese military leader i would take it to mean china specifically and they do. >> china has a very concerted blue water policy. they believe that they need to dominate the seas. they are, uh, they are extraordinarily worrying to india on the one side, to our other asian allies, and we have understood the imperative of resourcing a push-back in the pacific. the problem is we haven't understood that we need to spend...
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the u.s. warns the strongman of syria not to use the chemical weapons he has loaded, ready to go at an airfield. so, what will the u.s. do next? >>> made in america claims a kind of victory. apple announcing they will bring some jobs back from overseas. but is this the start of something even bigger? >>> hooked. the mom spending up to $200 a month of her virtual farm. and we'll show you other games which keep you coming back with a secret every six seconds. >>> and, the perfect gift made so easy. do you want to create this look under the christmas tree? >> oh, my god! >> scientists tonight give you the simple, amazing way to do it every time. >>> good evening. we begin with the worldwide reaction today to a dangerous move in syria. chemicals, dead lly gas loaded onto weapons near an airfield there. one drop could kill within minutes. so, world leaders are mobilizing tonight, deciding what they're going to do. and abc's senior foreign affairs correspondent martha raddatz takes us inside that st
the u.s. warns the strongman of syria not to use the chemical weapons he has loaded, ready to go at an airfield. so, what will the u.s. do next? >>> made in america claims a kind of victory. apple announcing they will bring some jobs back from overseas. but is this the start of something even bigger? >>> hooked. the mom spending up to $200 a month of her virtual farm. and we'll show you other games which keep you coming back with a secret every six seconds. >>> and,...
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and today, the u.s. immigration and customs enforcement agency has signed on to a pilot testing program for the device. maybe it's customers stocking up on their holiday ales. boston beer raised its profit look for the year late yesterday, leading to a rally today. boston beer's best known brew is sam adams. shares jumped 15.5%, shooting up to an all-time high. credit for the better forecast goes to the timing of certain expenses. all the five most actively traded exchange traded products were down. the nasdaq 100 tracking fund had the biggest drop, down eight tenths of a percent. and that's tonight's "market focus." >> susie: fiscal cliff negotiations going into the 11th hour, how will that affect the outlook for next year. we'll ask b.m.o asset management's sandy lincoln. he's this week's "market monitor" guest. and why a new program to help student loan borrowers could mean a big win for high earners with graduate degrees. >> its medical marijuana business is a $2 billion a year industry already. it's
and today, the u.s. immigration and customs enforcement agency has signed on to a pilot testing program for the device. maybe it's customers stocking up on their holiday ales. boston beer raised its profit look for the year late yesterday, leading to a rally today. boston beer's best known brew is sam adams. shares jumped 15.5%, shooting up to an all-time high. credit for the better forecast goes to the timing of certain expenses. all the five most actively traded exchange traded products were...
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the proposed new law banning u.s. citizens from adopting russian children gets a second reading in the country's parliament details just ahead here on r.t. . president barack obama backs the renewal of a ban on assault weapons in the u.s. off of the massacre of twenty children at the sandy hook elementary school. holed up in the ecuadorian embassy in london for six months the world's top whistleblower . is to deliver a christmas message to his personal aspirations for the years to come. online on screen and now in international news and comment live from moscow this is . russia's that duma rezin the second reading of a bill which if passed will prevent u.s. citizens from adopting children from the country the action is said to be part of moscow's response to washington applying sanctions against a list of russians as part of the so-called magnitsky act for all the details on this let's go live now to even a pissed off who is at the russian state duma you were explaining how this. law is linked to the case of magnitsky
the proposed new law banning u.s. citizens from adopting russian children gets a second reading in the country's parliament details just ahead here on r.t. . president barack obama backs the renewal of a ban on assault weapons in the u.s. off of the massacre of twenty children at the sandy hook elementary school. holed up in the ecuadorian embassy in london for six months the world's top whistleblower . is to deliver a christmas message to his personal aspirations for the years to come. online...
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and the u.s. senate passes a bill removing barriers to trade with moscow one at the same time backing sanctions against russian officials for human rights violations which moscow pulls . around the world onscreen online international news and comment live from moscow the egyptian army has cleared protesters from the area near caro's presidential palace clashes between rival demonstrations that took place there overnight wednesday left at least seven dead and hundreds injured tanks were brought in as supporters and opponents of president morsy forty each other into the early morning . reporter bel true is outside the presidential palace. as you can probably see behind me there are hundreds gathered here as marches converge outside the presidential palace calling for the end of morsi and the ever singing his concession decoration be seen a reaction on an official level in quite a big manner for example we had at least six of most these aides resigned over the violence in addition to the heads of the
and the u.s. senate passes a bill removing barriers to trade with moscow one at the same time backing sanctions against russian officials for human rights violations which moscow pulls . around the world onscreen online international news and comment live from moscow the egyptian army has cleared protesters from the area near caro's presidential palace clashes between rival demonstrations that took place there overnight wednesday left at least seven dead and hundreds injured tanks were brought...
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the u.s.-mexico border of 1846. grant said at the time i do not think there was ever more wicked were then that waged by the united states of mexico. i thought so at the time when i was the dexter, only i had not moral courage enough to resign. during the time of the u.s.-mexico war, i just found this are really moving "which is why it took it for my title. the fact of the matter is grant was not alone in thinking that the u.s. invasion of mexico was somehow wicked. wanted to talk about in this book and tonight is the evolution of the american public during the course of the u.s.-mexico war from being with it -- really enthusiastic and in favor to largely turning against the war. i see the u.s.-mexico war as the moment of america's first antiwar movement actually coming into being. there was anti-war sentiment during the revolution and certainly during the war of 1812, but that sentiment was limited. what you see happen is a consensus across the board. people from different regions of the coun
the u.s.-mexico border of 1846. grant said at the time i do not think there was ever more wicked were then that waged by the united states of mexico. i thought so at the time when i was the dexter, only i had not moral courage enough to resign. during the time of the u.s.-mexico war, i just found this are really moving "which is why it took it for my title. the fact of the matter is grant was not alone in thinking that the u.s. invasion of mexico was somehow wicked. wanted to talk about in...
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we're seeing u.s. continuing to grow, asia continuing to grow, not just china, but other parts of asia. india is a big percentage growth of a very small business and then parts of the middle east very strong. europe is much stronger for obvious reasons. but i think we have nice balance of growth around the world. >> so just on the middle east, i'm assuming that business in most areas of the middle east has been quite tough here over the past two years especially or are you seeing pockets continuing to grow despite the -- >> yeah. so uae in saudi has been very strong. but clearly egypt and places like syria have been affected. and we've defer natalie seen a reduction in the market. but less growth than we've seen in the past. but i think, again, over time, it's a wealthy part of the world. >> there's speculation that you could be selling somewhere in the region of $2 billion worth of assets in hong kong, london, new york, paris. are you? >> no, no. too much speculation. we have on the market a slight hi
we're seeing u.s. continuing to grow, asia continuing to grow, not just china, but other parts of asia. india is a big percentage growth of a very small business and then parts of the middle east very strong. europe is much stronger for obvious reasons. but i think we have nice balance of growth around the world. >> so just on the middle east, i'm assuming that business in most areas of the middle east has been quite tough here over the past two years especially or are you seeing pockets...
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in a rare appearance on a u.s. talk show he appealed to congress to make a deal to avoid tipping the country into recession. you're watching al-jazeera live from london. also coming up, 21 policemen are buried in pakistan after being kidnap and shot by the taliban. anger and grief in india. candlelit vigils continue as the 22-year-old gang rape victim is cremated. plus moments of impact -- amateur video captures a russian plane after it overshoots a runway and crashes into a motorway. hello, president obama has made another appeal to the u.s. congress to reach an agreement in the next 48 hours to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff. it's a term used to describe the expiry of tax cuts dating back to 2001. if there is no deal, 88% of americans will end up paying $400 billion more in 2014. that will be coupled with more than a trillion dollars in automatic government spending cuts. according to the congressional budget office it will start with $200 billion in military and social welfare cuts next year. the big concern o
in a rare appearance on a u.s. talk show he appealed to congress to make a deal to avoid tipping the country into recession. you're watching al-jazeera live from london. also coming up, 21 policemen are buried in pakistan after being kidnap and shot by the taliban. anger and grief in india. candlelit vigils continue as the 22-year-old gang rape victim is cremated. plus moments of impact -- amateur video captures a russian plane after it overshoots a runway and crashes into a motorway. hello,...
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shares of u.s. airways fell more than 2%. also in the airline space, the federal communications commission says it has established rules that will make it easier for companies to offer internet service on board airplanes. but shares of the major airlines were all down. electronic arts is ending its marketing partnership with gun manufacturers as the company tries to distance itself from the real-world sale of assault weapons. shares fell slightly to just below $14. and in the oil markets, crude prices posted their largest weekly gain since august. an industry report showed that u.s. stockpiles fell last week. a barrel of oil now sells for just uer $91 and finally, wrapping up the most actively traded e.t.f.s. the ipath s&p 500 v.i.x. saw a nice bounce of just over 5%. and that's tonight's "market focus." >> susie: our "market monitor" tonight says that going over the fiscal cliff doesn't mean stocks will go down. he's tom herzfeld, president of thomas herzfeld advisors. >> tom you saw today thereactioe worries of the fiscal c
shares of u.s. airways fell more than 2%. also in the airline space, the federal communications commission says it has established rules that will make it easier for companies to offer internet service on board airplanes. but shares of the major airlines were all down. electronic arts is ending its marketing partnership with gun manufacturers as the company tries to distance itself from the real-world sale of assault weapons. shares fell slightly to just below $14. and in the oil markets, crude...
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the u.s. invasion of mexico was somehow wicked. one thing i talk about in this book and tonight is the evolution of the american public during the course of u.s.-mexico war, which is not about word by any means from being really the csh to largely turning against the war. i see the u.s.-mexico war as a moment of america's first antiwar movement coming into being. so there's antiwar sentiment during the revolution and certainly during the war of 1812. that sentiment was limited. but gc happened in 1847 is a consensus across the board. people across the country can soldiers in the field, officers, politicians, all decided that a war was the successful invasion of their country was wrong in protesting the war. so this is an interesting moment in american history and it takes place and they were people don't know much about. the u.s.-mexico were, people don't write about it a lot. it doesn't have a good place in the historical imagination of americans. it's often confused the texas revolution that
the u.s. invasion of mexico was somehow wicked. one thing i talk about in this book and tonight is the evolution of the american public during the course of u.s.-mexico war, which is not about word by any means from being really the csh to largely turning against the war. i see the u.s.-mexico war as a moment of america's first antiwar movement coming into being. so there's antiwar sentiment during the revolution and certainly during the war of 1812. that sentiment was limited. but gc happened...
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this week u.s. intelligence detected that flurry of activity at chemical weapon sites. >> our concerns are an increasingly desperate assad regime might turn to chemical weapons or might lose control of them to one of the many groups that are now operating within syria. we have sent an unmistakable message that this would cross a red line and those responsible would are held to account. >> this morning in dublin a sign that the diplomacy is intensifying secretary clinton met with her counterpart, russian minister lab rov and a u.n. special envoy on the side of an international security conference she is taking part in. russia is one of syria's main allies but have opposed and opposed any u.n. measures against him up until this point. if clinton can submit russian support the u.n. security council might be able to pass a sanctions resolution against the syrian government particularly because of the chemical weapons issue. on wednesday in brussels clinton also renewed support for the syrian opposition.
this week u.s. intelligence detected that flurry of activity at chemical weapon sites. >> our concerns are an increasingly desperate assad regime might turn to chemical weapons or might lose control of them to one of the many groups that are now operating within syria. we have sent an unmistakable message that this would cross a red line and those responsible would are held to account. >> this morning in dublin a sign that the diplomacy is intensifying secretary clinton met with her...
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-- where the u.s. should be. >> rose: how many billions of dollars in revenue are you expecting from china? >> look, we're about seven today. it's growinging about 15% a year. we can play in china. we've got probably 16,000 or 17,000 people in china. we're a net exporter to china from the u.s. so we have good technology products and things like that. >> rose: what are they buying? >> jet engines. health care products. we'll sell more c.t. scanners in china than the united states. never thought i'd see that day. we're competitively advantaged, we do a good job. the goal is you want to be competitive in china, you want to play, but we like the portfolio, you know? we're big in australia. we're big in canada. we're big in the middle east. we're big in africa. i wouldn't want to have a strategy that was solely dependent on china. i like having a diversified geography. >> rose: in the past, you've criticized doing business in china. has it gotten better, easier, from the time you made that observation? >> a
-- where the u.s. should be. >> rose: how many billions of dollars in revenue are you expecting from china? >> look, we're about seven today. it's growinging about 15% a year. we can play in china. we've got probably 16,000 or 17,000 people in china. we're a net exporter to china from the u.s. so we have good technology products and things like that. >> rose: what are they buying? >> jet engines. health care products. we'll sell more c.t. scanners in china than the...
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the u.s. invasion of mexico was somehow with it. one thing that i talk about in this book and i will talk about tonight is the evolution of the american public during the course of the u.s. and mexico war, from being really enthusiastic to largely turning against the war. i think the u.s. and mexico war of the moment of america's first antiwar movement actually coming into being. so there was antiwar sentiment during the revolution, and certainly during the war of 1812. that sentiment was limited. what you see happening in 1847 is a consensus, really, across the board. people from different regions of the country, soldiers in the field, officers, politicians, all of this fighting of the war that was being successfully waged in another country. so i think this is a very interesting moment in american history. and it takes place that people don't really know much about this timeframe. the u.s. and mexico war -- people don't write about it a lot. it doesn't have a big place in the historical imag
the u.s. invasion of mexico was somehow with it. one thing that i talk about in this book and i will talk about tonight is the evolution of the american public during the course of the u.s. and mexico war, from being really enthusiastic to largely turning against the war. i think the u.s. and mexico war of the moment of america's first antiwar movement actually coming into being. so there was antiwar sentiment during the revolution, and certainly during the war of 1812. that sentiment was...
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u.s. officials say they have accounted for all the drones. we are live in the middle east straight ahead. >>> in 28 days your paycheck will get smaller. in 28 days your taxes will go up. coming up, a new proposal from republicans to keep us from plunging over the fiscal cliff. >>> three storms in one week. the west coast is getting hammered by rain. a live report minutes away for you. good morning. welcome to "early start" this tuesday morning. i'm christine romans. >> i'm zoraida sambolin. it's 5:00 a.m. in the east. >>> we begin with breaking news. iran claiming it has captured a u.s. drone. this is video from state television in tehran it shows two revolutionary guard commanders examining what appears to be an intact scan eagle drone. we don't know if it's the one they claim they captured. moments ago a u.s. defense official told barbara starr the u.s. navy has fully accounted for all unmanned vehicles operating in the middle east region. we have the latest developments now from cairo.
u.s. officials say they have accounted for all the drones. we are live in the middle east straight ahead. >>> in 28 days your paycheck will get smaller. in 28 days your taxes will go up. coming up, a new proposal from republicans to keep us from plunging over the fiscal cliff. >>> three storms in one week. the west coast is getting hammered by rain. a live report minutes away for you. good morning. welcome to "early start" this tuesday morning. i'm christine romans....
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where you sit in the u.s. with a consumer that has got five-year high of consumer confidence, we have got housing inventories that at a four-year low, housing prices up 11 percent year over year, double digit growth in autos and auto loans so to me it looks like the consumer is poised, corporations are lean on the balance sheet side, it looks like if you trigger good secular things and trajectory on the fiscal things in the u.s. you could have a heck of a second six months in 2013 in the market. >> a lot of optimism and you are playing it at a movie theaters and begins with lions gate entertainment whomplts knew you were a teenage vampire fan with the twilight movie series, the stock has done nicely this year, how much more do you see the run? >> well, i think there is more in it. you know, they not only own the twilight saga and hunger games which are begging obviously for sequels but big tv production studio as well, have mad men, weed, anger management, a lot of food renewal seasons ahead for those and lots
where you sit in the u.s. with a consumer that has got five-year high of consumer confidence, we have got housing inventories that at a four-year low, housing prices up 11 percent year over year, double digit growth in autos and auto loans so to me it looks like the consumer is poised, corporations are lean on the balance sheet side, it looks like if you trigger good secular things and trajectory on the fiscal things in the u.s. you could have a heck of a second six months in 2013 in the...
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last week marked one years since the u.s. government announced an official end to the mission in iraq a day that president obama was very proud to tout. so as your commander in chief and on behalf of a grateful nation i'm proud to finally say these two words and i know your families agree welcome home. and today is actually one year exactly since the last convoy of heavily armored u.s. troops left the country that was the point at which according to the u.s. ended the nine year war it is the war really over about the security contractors about the iraqis who are now left to pick up the pieces of their war torn land a land that's now plagued by devastated infrastructure poor health a weak government and a teetering economy. as it stands today i'm joined now by dalio mcconnell as it stands today i'm joined an editor liberate dot com along with her husband ross the pooty activist and director of the justice for fallujah project thank you so much both of you for coming on. this really quickly to start off the interview i know tha
last week marked one years since the u.s. government announced an official end to the mission in iraq a day that president obama was very proud to tout. so as your commander in chief and on behalf of a grateful nation i'm proud to finally say these two words and i know your families agree welcome home. and today is actually one year exactly since the last convoy of heavily armored u.s. troops left the country that was the point at which according to the u.s. ended the nine year war it is the...
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government u.s. involvement began in one thousand and fifteen when the government began to control haiti in a way that allowed them to maintain an outpost for u.s. corporate interests. fast forward to one nine hundred ninety when john bertrand aristide became the first democratically elected leader of haiti but instead of supporting haiti's first democracy the u.s. immediately acted to undermine it what a shock during the bush administration and two years did leaders were appointed to key diplomatic positions infrastructure initiatives were terminated the haitian national police was deterred because of the weapons and bargo and at the same time a little think tank in washington d.c. called the international republican institute or the i r i was hard at work in haiti with a three million dollar budget to quote promote democracy there they began to unite areas steeds political opponents opponents that would eventually overthrow his government and it's more than a coincidence that these same opponents w
government u.s. involvement began in one thousand and fifteen when the government began to control haiti in a way that allowed them to maintain an outpost for u.s. corporate interests. fast forward to one nine hundred ninety when john bertrand aristide became the first democratically elected leader of haiti but instead of supporting haiti's first democracy the u.s. immediately acted to undermine it what a shock during the bush administration and two years did leaders were appointed to key...
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the u.s. congress created this cliff situation when they failed to agree on a budget that would help the country reduce its deficit and its you monger's debt and what they did was what they usually do they put off those important decisions until a certain deadline that deadline is now so they came up with this scary word cliff to create lots of drama around what should be the ordinary maybe somewhat boring working process of any congress or parliament that is to agree on a budget the need to deadlines so the cliff which actually describes the mode in which the congress is working their inability to make decisions until the very very last minute the cliff that u.s. lawmakers have artificially created could become very real for the american people the vast majority of them over one thousand government programs would be cut it would hit the unemployed very hard to stop getting unemployment benefits there would be other automatic cuts and tax hikes that would mostly affect those who are financiall
the u.s. congress created this cliff situation when they failed to agree on a budget that would help the country reduce its deficit and its you monger's debt and what they did was what they usually do they put off those important decisions until a certain deadline that deadline is now so they came up with this scary word cliff to create lots of drama around what should be the ordinary maybe somewhat boring working process of any congress or parliament that is to agree on a budget the need to...
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died from plane with toxic chemicals the u.s. government from plane was using psychedelic drugs of course there are legal for us to choose to consume on our own accord but it apparently perfectly fine for the government to randomly drug americans with hallucinogens completely against their will starting in the one nine hundred fifty s. during the cold war the cia launched an extensive decade long research program focused on l.s.d. called m.k. ultra their goal finding the perfect truth serum to use against the soviets and perfecting the technique of mind control not according to a line taken from an interdepartmental memo from congress the program proposed the question can we control of an individual to the point where he will do our bidding against his will and even against fundamental laws of nature such as self-preservation wow even more appalling than these elements of psychological warfare is knowing that the precursor to the m.k. ultra program was a nother program called operation paperclip which was an active recruitment of
died from plane with toxic chemicals the u.s. government from plane was using psychedelic drugs of course there are legal for us to choose to consume on our own accord but it apparently perfectly fine for the government to randomly drug americans with hallucinogens completely against their will starting in the one nine hundred fifty s. during the cold war the cia launched an extensive decade long research program focused on l.s.d. called m.k. ultra their goal finding the perfect truth serum to...
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and since 9/11, u.s. foreign policy, domestic policy to a degree, has really been driven by fear. >> is it a disconnect between the understandable desire to prevent another 9/11, to keep us safe from something like that ever happening again? is it a disconnect from that desire to be safe and what would actually make us safe? did we outfit national security in a way that made us feel better but did not make us safer? >> al qaeda has been decimated, and a lot of the al qaeda leaders, including bin laden, are dead. but are we safer as a nation? look at the money being spent. and money being spent is real threat. if you accumulate debt, debt is what brings down empires. >> well, it's a difference between safety and strength. >> well put. >> if you can be provoked into reacting in a way that prevents something like that from happening again, but that also causes you to spend yourself into weakness, or to make yourself weak in other ways or to remove the things about you that made you a desirable and proud plac
and since 9/11, u.s. foreign policy, domestic policy to a degree, has really been driven by fear. >> is it a disconnect between the understandable desire to prevent another 9/11, to keep us safe from something like that ever happening again? is it a disconnect from that desire to be safe and what would actually make us safe? did we outfit national security in a way that made us feel better but did not make us safer? >> al qaeda has been decimated, and a lot of the al qaeda leaders,...
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a u.s. staff sergeant who was caught on camera urinating on dead taliban fighters in afghanistan has been demoted and fined five hundred dollars joseph chamblin was also found guilty of dereliction of duty by failing to report misconduct by junior marines an initial punishment of thirty days in jail and a two thousand dollars fine was reduced after the marine pleaded guilty and agreed to plea bargain with the court martial. a us citizen arrested in north korea for unspecified crimes state media says by journo entered the country last month as a tourist officials say there's evidence proving that he committed a crime against the state management diplomats from the swedish embassy suite represents u.s. interests in north korea because of a lack of diplomatic ties between washington and pyongyang. to become one of the world's industrial titans you need a workforce that's ready for anything but grim statistics in the heart of europe show millions of adults are being left behind because they've g
a u.s. staff sergeant who was caught on camera urinating on dead taliban fighters in afghanistan has been demoted and fined five hundred dollars joseph chamblin was also found guilty of dereliction of duty by failing to report misconduct by junior marines an initial punishment of thirty days in jail and a two thousand dollars fine was reduced after the marine pleaded guilty and agreed to plea bargain with the court martial. a us citizen arrested in north korea for unspecified crimes state media...
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u.s. is in part to blame for afghanistan's instability check it out. for a number of years ago a growing perception of kind of stuff. that the. it's a significant part of it's accused of in afghanistan it's called sed by the we. you know it states in some of its allies. promoted to. get started by spreading corruption in afghanistan by. employing private security firms who became an old their own. so having private mercenaries running around under cloak of impunity has people in afghanistan pissed off can't say i'm not shocked at that but that's not all because when the reporter probed even further cars i had this to say. very strong perception to some of the skills to use the term stimulus wow president karzai himself is saying that afghans believe their insecurity is intentionally brought on by nato and the us and you know what makes sense especially when i think of incidents such as the marines were found you're needed on the corpses of taliban fighters or the soldier who went off on a
u.s. is in part to blame for afghanistan's instability check it out. for a number of years ago a growing perception of kind of stuff. that the. it's a significant part of it's accused of in afghanistan it's called sed by the we. you know it states in some of its allies. promoted to. get started by spreading corruption in afghanistan by. employing private security firms who became an old their own. so having private mercenaries running around under cloak of impunity has people in afghanistan...
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the national record card says u.s. high school seniors are worse in understanding history than math and science. they always bemoan the fact they're so week in math and science but only 12% of high school seniors showed profifth si in u.s. history. 12%. the amazing thing is that the report also said that only 2% actually could explain what brown vs. board of education was was about. even though the answer was implicit in the question. so our kids don't know much history, and a lot of what they know is wrong. and so if the book is based upon the work of great historians. you're mentioned and a lot of historians doing similar work. but we have a big sweep, and because we're able to couple this with the showtime documentary, able to make it more dramatic. >> tried to make it a primer. like a basic text, like history 101. why can it not be? i have to say when you read these history books, it's not -- it's not coherent. there's no pattern so we don't see what we were just talking about, the empirement you don't understand h
the national record card says u.s. high school seniors are worse in understanding history than math and science. they always bemoan the fact they're so week in math and science but only 12% of high school seniors showed profifth si in u.s. history. 12%. the amazing thing is that the report also said that only 2% actually could explain what brown vs. board of education was was about. even though the answer was implicit in the question. so our kids don't know much history, and a lot of what they...
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the u.s. senate used to block a u.n. treaty. a treaty meant to improve the lives of millions of disabled people around the world. hundreds of millions. the treaty is called the united nations conventions on the rights of persons with disabilities. it was modeled on the americans with disabilities act. the treaty was meant to encourage other countries to be more like the u.s. on the issue of equal rights for the disabled. also disabled americans who visit or live in other countries could potentially benefit from the u.n. treaty. 125 countries ratified it. but on tuesday, 38 u.s. republican senators voted against it. there names are right there. some of them flip-flopped at the last minute. some had signaled support for the treaty and then indicated they'd vote for it only to vote against it. one of the measure's co-sponsored, jerry mirrand, actually voted against it. so the guy who co-sponsored it voted against it. we asked him to come on the program yesterday, today as well. he declined. a for
the u.s. senate used to block a u.n. treaty. a treaty meant to improve the lives of millions of disabled people around the world. hundreds of millions. the treaty is called the united nations conventions on the rights of persons with disabilities. it was modeled on the americans with disabilities act. the treaty was meant to encourage other countries to be more like the u.s. on the issue of equal rights for the disabled. also disabled americans who visit or live in other countries could...
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u.s. officials said intelligence agencies have detected that assad's government has been preparing its chemical weapons stockpiles for possible use the obama administration's message to syria the u.s. is ready to act if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons there will be consequences and you will be held accountable there will be consequences. there will be consequences we have sent a unmistakable message that this would cross a red line the media quickly picked up on the alarming news of the syrian government's alleged planes citing secret intelligence for fox news confirms that syrian troops now have the deadly nerve agent sarin gas weaponized and at the ready the syrian government flatly denied the possibility saying it would not use such weapons against its people. we would not commit suicide we fear there's a conspiracy to provide a pretext for any subsequent interventions in syria by these countries during creasing pressure syria the syrian government sure knows that if
u.s. officials said intelligence agencies have detected that assad's government has been preparing its chemical weapons stockpiles for possible use the obama administration's message to syria the u.s. is ready to act if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons there will be consequences and you will be held accountable there will be consequences. there will be consequences we have sent a unmistakable message that this would cross a red line the media quickly picked up on the alarming...
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u.s. troops in the wars in iraq and afghanistan have had some of the most high-tech fighting gear but they've also brought something else to the battlefield like never before. their cameras. the images captured have changed the way people back home see and hear what the troops are going through, thousands of miles away. a terrifying ied attack. >> combat patrolling at that time was hours upon hours of complete boredom punctuated by single moments of sheer terror. >> in the wars in iraq and afghanistan, by far the most common and deadly weapon against u.s. troops has been the improvised explosive device or ied. also known as roadside bombs, ieds have claimed the lives of 65% of all u.s. casualties in both wars. >> the improvised bomb is the signature weapon of both the iraq and of the afghanistan war. it's the number one killer of soldiers. it's the number one weapon of insurgents. they're also scary as hell. >> whoa! holy -- >> sometimes the difference between life and death is just second
u.s. troops in the wars in iraq and afghanistan have had some of the most high-tech fighting gear but they've also brought something else to the battlefield like never before. their cameras. the images captured have changed the way people back home see and hear what the troops are going through, thousands of miles away. a terrifying ied attack. >> combat patrolling at that time was hours upon hours of complete boredom punctuated by single moments of sheer terror. >> in the wars in...
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cut that's what it will cost a u.s. marine sergeant for desecrating the bodies of dead taliban soldiers he was found guilty of using one thousand on them and posing with corpses retired u.s. kind and diplomatic and right so the people of afghanistan feel a lot of anger of the behavior of american troops oh i was in afghanistan last week and i talked to a lot of people in afghanistan and they are very. they are outraged about these things that our u.s. military people have been doing to them the brutal slaughter of people i mean over and above that where you have sergeant bales' that has. killed sixteen afghans you have this incident the u.s. military personnel. you're in aiding on the bodies. taleban you have of the issue of the koran being on a military base so afghans are very upset about what the u.s. military is doing there. president obama has nominated senator john kerry as a candidate for the job of america's top diplomat a vietnam veteran and antiwar activist could take over from hillary clinton who promised to
cut that's what it will cost a u.s. marine sergeant for desecrating the bodies of dead taliban soldiers he was found guilty of using one thousand on them and posing with corpses retired u.s. kind and diplomatic and right so the people of afghanistan feel a lot of anger of the behavior of american troops oh i was in afghanistan last week and i talked to a lot of people in afghanistan and they are very. they are outraged about these things that our u.s. military people have been doing to them the...
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network unnamed u.s. officials confirmed and make a was involved in the assassination of a number of iranian nuclear scientists backed by israeli intelligence service my son by israel secret service this quaint tehran is they were after interrogate him an iranian nuclear scientist killed in his own car this area known as been jock is a very poor and vibrant place many people pass through here while heading to the mountains resort outside to hear on an ideal location to remind people about something that shouldn't be forgotten forgiven mohammad says and make a recognized as a democratic alternative to reign in authorities feel surreal to him that. nothing's changed they are terrorist tactics may be changing but still the west uses it to get information to get what they want. and the terrorists he says is likely to keep his brutal ways to. from iran. now there's a warning to israel about its settlement expansion is a threat to peace and the two state solution with the palestinians israel's most recent annou
network unnamed u.s. officials confirmed and make a was involved in the assassination of a number of iranian nuclear scientists backed by israeli intelligence service my son by israel secret service this quaint tehran is they were after interrogate him an iranian nuclear scientist killed in his own car this area known as been jock is a very poor and vibrant place many people pass through here while heading to the mountains resort outside to hear on an ideal location to remind people about...
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the u.s. nuclear regulatory commission. he says people overseeing the nuclear industry must have technical skills if they are to properly enforce regulations and that those skills must be continuously assessed. he also said foreign staff should be hired if necessary. andre-claude lacoste is the former head of france's nuclear authority. he say prior to the fukushima accident, the operators only implemented the safety measures that were legally required. he said it's dangerous for plant operators to rely only on state regulations and that they should be encouraged to voluntarily enhance safety. the chairman of the nuclear regulation authority says he's not satisfied with the safety awareness level in japan's nuclear plants. shunichi tanaka says the country must boost those measures by listening to the advice of foreign experts. >>> north korea says any criticism of the rocket launch they carried out this week will be taken as a declaration of war. more than 100,000 celebrated the launch in pyon
the u.s. nuclear regulatory commission. he says people overseeing the nuclear industry must have technical skills if they are to properly enforce regulations and that those skills must be continuously assessed. he also said foreign staff should be hired if necessary. andre-claude lacoste is the former head of france's nuclear authority. he say prior to the fukushima accident, the operators only implemented the safety measures that were legally required. he said it's dangerous for plant...
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well as the u.s. aims to wind down the wars abroad new details are coming out about those detained the u.s. held more than two hundred afghans teenagers this is according to you as report to the united nations authorities say they were captured in conflict with al qaeda and held a facility near bob graham air force base for about a year the average age sixteen years old that means many of those detained are likely younger the reason the teens are held according to the report is to prevent a calm come that and from returning to the battlefield earlier today i spoke with r.t. correspondent understand theater going to from new york and she brought us more on the teens who were captured. for the last several years what has been going on is over two hundred afghan teenagers that were captured a detained as a result of the fight against the taliban and al qaeda in afghanistan and held at a u.s. military prison. air base and the shocking numbers here are that the age of these people was on average sixteen ye
well as the u.s. aims to wind down the wars abroad new details are coming out about those detained the u.s. held more than two hundred afghans teenagers this is according to you as report to the united nations authorities say they were captured in conflict with al qaeda and held a facility near bob graham air force base for about a year the average age sixteen years old that means many of those detained are likely younger the reason the teens are held according to the report is to prevent a...
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shares of u.s. airways fell more than 2%. also in the airline space, the federal communications commission says it has established rules that will make it easier for companies to offer internet service on board airplanes. but shares of the major airlines were all down. electronic arts is ending its marketing partnership with gun manufacturers as the company tries to distance itself from the real-world sale of assault weapons. shares fell slightly to just below $14. and in the oil markets, crude prices posted their largest weekly gain since august. an industry report showed that u.s. stockpiles fell last week. a barrel of oil now sells for just under $91. and finally, wrapping up the most actively traded e.t.f.s. the ipath s&p 500 v.i.x. saw a nice bounce of just over 5%. and that's tonight's "market focus." >> susie: our "market monitor" tonight says that going over the fiscal cliff doesn't mean stocks will go down. he's tom herzfeld, president of thomas herzfeld advisors. >> tom you saw today thereaction in the markets on th
shares of u.s. airways fell more than 2%. also in the airline space, the federal communications commission says it has established rules that will make it easier for companies to offer internet service on board airplanes. but shares of the major airlines were all down. electronic arts is ending its marketing partnership with gun manufacturers as the company tries to distance itself from the real-world sale of assault weapons. shares fell slightly to just below $14. and in the oil markets, crude...
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>> i think that the u.s.-china trading relationship is now so huge, so important, it's grown beyond any particular leadership question. it is a very large trading relationship. a trading relationship that is that huge is bound to generate trade friction. in fact, if you look ten, 20 years ago, people talked about north/south trade. people don't really talk about north/south trade any more because north/south trade is dominated by u.s./china trade. i think that's only going to increase. i think that as this trading relationship expands, it's natural that it's going to generate trade frictions on the margins and so we'll likely see more disputes in the future. >> let's talk about russia. a couple of days ago, a number of countries have voiced their concerns about the delays in compliance to wto rules. are you concerned? >> i think it's valid to be concerned about whether russia is going to comply fully and when. in fact, its membership is -- the russians have been in the wto since august 22nd of this year. so i
>> i think that the u.s.-china trading relationship is now so huge, so important, it's grown beyond any particular leadership question. it is a very large trading relationship. a trading relationship that is that huge is bound to generate trade friction. in fact, if you look ten, 20 years ago, people talked about north/south trade. people don't really talk about north/south trade any more because north/south trade is dominated by u.s./china trade. i think that's only going to increase. i...
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so some u.s. officials accused of human rights violations are on the verge of being blacklisted by russia while also having their financial assets frozen in the country move designed to counter washington so-called magnitsky law which levels similar sanctions on a number of russians artie's tom barton explains. barack obama has signed into law the u.s. mike knit ski bill which concerns russian officials which the u.s. accuses of involvement in the death of sergei magnitsky a lawyer who died in prison in two thousand and nine having been imprisoned on tax evasion charges which his supporters say were trumped up russia though has for a long time now railed against this legislation saying it is rank hypocrisy and that if the magnitsky bill was a part was passed it was attached to a piece of trade legislation then retaliation would come so now it seems the russian retaliation that was long promised is now shaping up russia's own bill doing roughly the same thing as the magnitsky bill has passed its fi
so some u.s. officials accused of human rights violations are on the verge of being blacklisted by russia while also having their financial assets frozen in the country move designed to counter washington so-called magnitsky law which levels similar sanctions on a number of russians artie's tom barton explains. barack obama has signed into law the u.s. mike knit ski bill which concerns russian officials which the u.s. accuses of involvement in the death of sergei magnitsky a lawyer who died in...
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many u.s. companies are able to maintain more stable and successful operations through the use of a variety of risk management tools. yet derivatives must be put in perspective, and user trade account for less than 10% of the notion allow you of the overall derivatives market. the coalition has been engaged in the process meeting regular times with nearly 20 comment letters we very much appreciate the receptivity of regulators during the concerns and taking the time to speak to us on many occasions. we also work with congress in particular your committee the legislative means to prevent unnecessary regulatory burdens from being imposed on main street businesses i take a moment to think the financial services committee for its hard work and helping to move legislation through the house for the consequences of the dodd-frank act. in particular i want to thank the congressman and peters for the end user bill for the intercollegiate swaps will and the overwhelmingly biptisan collegial process that
many u.s. companies are able to maintain more stable and successful operations through the use of a variety of risk management tools. yet derivatives must be put in perspective, and user trade account for less than 10% of the notion allow you of the overall derivatives market. the coalition has been engaged in the process meeting regular times with nearly 20 comment letters we very much appreciate the receptivity of regulators during the concerns and taking the time to speak to us on many...
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and seen as one of the most reliable u.s. allies particularly juxtaposed against what is happening in bahrain and we understand that the united states and the western powers cannot allow the saw family to fall you have to see that kuwait is a launching point in a possible war against iran so all of these taken together really shows that the united states has both political geo political and then of course social reasons why they want to maintain the status quo. explosions in syria's western city of homes many times killed at least fifteen and left more than thirty injured the blast sat near a mosque in a stadium witnesses say there were two separate car bomb attacks it's fear the number of dead could rise though with many of the wounded in a critical condition tonight it comes amid reports that syrian warplanes have hit rebel targets in the suburbs of damascus where fighting between militias and regime troops has been raging for a month and that says western support for the rebels continued with from salivating one and a half
and seen as one of the most reliable u.s. allies particularly juxtaposed against what is happening in bahrain and we understand that the united states and the western powers cannot allow the saw family to fall you have to see that kuwait is a launching point in a possible war against iran so all of these taken together really shows that the united states has both political geo political and then of course social reasons why they want to maintain the status quo. explosions in syria's western...
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take a look at how u.s. markets interpreted what the ecb did earlier today, cutting its european growth outlook. we saw the dollar strengthen. that has weighed on commodity prices. energy prices in particular across the board with the wti contract closing at a three-week low. we're looking at pressure across the board in the energy sector. that's good news for people driving over the holidays. we're looking at gas prices coming down. futures market and prices at the pump, only ten cents higher than a year ago. back to you guys. >> sharon, thank you. well, consumer reports out with a new report on ford's top hybrids and their big mileage claims. the results, let's just say, are not ideal for ford. phil lebeau joining us here. what is the news? >> essentially we're talking about the ford fusion hybrid and the ford c-max hybrid. both of those models claim, according to ford, they are believed to get 47 miles per hour. that's how ford advertises them. that's on the sticker eer on t windows. consumer reports brou
take a look at how u.s. markets interpreted what the ecb did earlier today, cutting its european growth outlook. we saw the dollar strengthen. that has weighed on commodity prices. energy prices in particular across the board with the wti contract closing at a three-week low. we're looking at pressure across the board in the energy sector. that's good news for people driving over the holidays. we're looking at gas prices coming down. futures market and prices at the pump, only ten cents higher...
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russian lawmakers on the verge of blacklisting a number of u.s. officials for alleged violations of human rights this comes after washington adult sanctions against some russians as part of this so-called magnitsky law let's now get the data the latest details from artie's tom boston hello tom so warsaw the reasons for this exchange of accusations and punishments then. hi there yulia yes barack obama has signed into law the american magnitsky bill which blacklist certain russian officials having been accused by the us of involvement in surrey game magnitsky is death so the magnitsky was a lawyer who allegedly uncovered massive corruption in russia involving russian officials his friends and colleagues have said that he was then set up by those very same russian officials in two thousand and nine he died in prison having been imprisoned on what his supporters say were trumped up charges they also say that he was denied medical care and may have been beaten to death which led to this piece of u.s. legislation russia though has for a long time now ra
russian lawmakers on the verge of blacklisting a number of u.s. officials for alleged violations of human rights this comes after washington adult sanctions against some russians as part of this so-called magnitsky law let's now get the data the latest details from artie's tom boston hello tom so warsaw the reasons for this exchange of accusations and punishments then. hi there yulia yes barack obama has signed into law the american magnitsky bill which blacklist certain russian officials...
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the u.s. is still very important. we are expecting growth of about 2%. if the u.s. goes off of this book with and you have very weak growth, that will be a huge dent in the global outlook and will have transmission of sex to the rest of the global economy at that time when the eurozone is still in recession in japan has also slid into recession. the risk is that this negotiation process could be protracted. i think president obama is proposing the concept of a fallback option, which would at least deliver some of the extension of the tax cuts and also unemployment benefits, which is very important. if the unemployment benefits cease after the first of january, that has an immediate impact on expenditure in the u.s. on about 2 million unemployed people. i think he is going to try to put together a skeleton deal to at least bridge the gap while negotiations continue. u.s. secretary of state -- >> u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton has been taken to hospital. she suffered a concussion earlier this month. she is being treated with blood thinning medication and she
the u.s. is still very important. we are expecting growth of about 2%. if the u.s. goes off of this book with and you have very weak growth, that will be a huge dent in the global outlook and will have transmission of sex to the rest of the global economy at that time when the eurozone is still in recession in japan has also slid into recession. the risk is that this negotiation process could be protracted. i think president obama is proposing the concept of a fallback option, which would at...
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it expects u.s. debt to rise to 105% of gdp this year and warns the country will probably fall into recession in 2013 if there's no resolution to the fiscal cliff. last year, it cut u.s. treasuries from a to a-plus with a negative outlook. >>> and the holiday shopping season is drying to a close. early numbers suggest what started out strong is ending with a whimper. mastercard spending pulse unit estimates sales rose .7% over the past two months, which would be the weakest pace since 2008 during the financial crisis. many analysts had expected sales to rise 3% to 4%. several events may have, of course, pushed consumers to spend less this season including hurricane sandy and concerns about how tax hikes from the fiscal cliff could impact their wallets. joining us for more on the numbers is michael mcnamara of mastercard advisers. great to have you with us. many analysts, retailers had high hopes for the season. i think it's looking weaker than expected. of course we had hurricane sandy and we're deal
it expects u.s. debt to rise to 105% of gdp this year and warns the country will probably fall into recession in 2013 if there's no resolution to the fiscal cliff. last year, it cut u.s. treasuries from a to a-plus with a negative outlook. >>> and the holiday shopping season is drying to a close. early numbers suggest what started out strong is ending with a whimper. mastercard spending pulse unit estimates sales rose .7% over the past two months, which would be the weakest pace since...
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victor boot he is considered by u.s. prosecutors to be a dangerous arms dealer dubbed the merchant of death but by russia is considered to be a legitimate business man who was kidnapped by the u.s. and russian officials say he is wrongfully imprisoned you say this is retaliation what exactly sparked this response from the kremlin. well the surrogate magnitsky bill was passed by u.s. lawmakers and does roughly the same as this russian bill it targets russians who are accused by the u.s. of of human rights abuses it gets its name from game magnitsky a russian lawyer who allegedly uncovered a vast corruption network involving russian officials he was then imprisoned himself it was alleged by those he had accused and later died in prison some suspect having been denied medical treatment and possibly having been beaten to death tom thanks very much indeed for that reporting live there from central moscow. well just ahead for you this hour more revelations surface in a case which has been poisoned the ties between russia and t
victor boot he is considered by u.s. prosecutors to be a dangerous arms dealer dubbed the merchant of death but by russia is considered to be a legitimate business man who was kidnapped by the u.s. and russian officials say he is wrongfully imprisoned you say this is retaliation what exactly sparked this response from the kremlin. well the surrogate magnitsky bill was passed by u.s. lawmakers and does roughly the same as this russian bill it targets russians who are accused by the u.s. of of...
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treaty becoming u.s. law. u.n. treaty superseding u.s. law, becoming the law of the land. >> a, not true. as far as i am aware in any significant case. >> he cites a multitude of cases. >> i was familiar with one of the cases he cited, the bond case, which was not in the supreme court about the treaty obligation to the united states at all. >> the united nations? >> the united nations. the treaty obligations of the united states under the united nations at all. the other point is that the congress has said, john kerry, who is chairman of the foreign relations committee, has said there's no rights created to sue in an american court based on this treaty. you can't wave this treaty and go into an american courtroom and say we're going to take your kids away. >> the thing he keeps saying and a lot of supporters of this keep saying is a u.n. bureaucracy, a u.n. bureaucrat based in geneva, which they keep pointing out, is going to have power over an american child. that just does not seem to be the case. >> it is gnaw true. it is simply an inv
treaty becoming u.s. law. u.n. treaty superseding u.s. law, becoming the law of the land. >> a, not true. as far as i am aware in any significant case. >> he cites a multitude of cases. >> i was familiar with one of the cases he cited, the bond case, which was not in the supreme court about the treaty obligation to the united states at all. >> the united nations? >> the united nations. the treaty obligations of the united states under the united nations at all. the...
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a life changing question that u.s. state officials refused to answer for marina port archly north carolina. on the way our regular financial check up for washington with tonight's program stuff. he and some to see if destruction without seeing. what could be just ruins. save a great sacrifice. and restore by human justice. a remarkable reminder of courage and selflessness. putin is a. russian the son i. live. downloads you are sure to the creation so choose your life stream quality and enjoy your favorite. t.v. is not required to watch all its all you need is your mobile device more charge to you any time. good afternoon welcome to capital account i'm more in the store here in washington d.c. these are your headlines for monday december tenth two thousand while gold rises said some headlines today citing italian technocrat prime minister mario monti of plans to resign also expectations of easing regardless it was actually fairly so why has the yellow metal been trading sideways for pretty much the past year and a half
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as one of the worst school shootings in u.s. history twenty six people gunned down in a u.s. primary school in connecticut twenty of them young children pupils had tried to hide from the killer in classrooms and closets but the bloodbath ended only when he turned the gun on himself and woman believed to be his mother was also found dead at her house and he's going to check out reports now on the massacre of innocent life. there's still lots of questions as to what happened at that elementary school in connecticut the shooter has not been officially identified at this point but according to various reports it was adam lanza a twenty year old who went into his mother's kindergarten class she was a teacher at that school and wiped out the entire class twenty children were killed in the carnage eighteen children died at the scene two at the hospital those were five year olds six year olds small children the shooter also targeted and killed six adults and unless his mother the teacher was also found dead in her home near the school the suspect that is the suspected shooter had thr
as one of the worst school shootings in u.s. history twenty six people gunned down in a u.s. primary school in connecticut twenty of them young children pupils had tried to hide from the killer in classrooms and closets but the bloodbath ended only when he turned the gun on himself and woman believed to be his mother was also found dead at her house and he's going to check out reports now on the massacre of innocent life. there's still lots of questions as to what happened at that elementary...